US4940423A - Connector apparatus - Google Patents
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- US4940423A US4940423A US07/284,985 US28498588A US4940423A US 4940423 A US4940423 A US 4940423A US 28498588 A US28498588 A US 28498588A US 4940423 A US4940423 A US 4940423A
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- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
- H01R13/639—Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
- H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
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- This invention relates to a connector apparatus primarily for use in a vehicle wiring system and comprising male and female connector members and a stay for mounting the connector in place.
- a locking pin and a spring to urge the same have to be provided separately, which means more separate parts are required.
- it is necessary to provide a through hole in the main body portion of the male connector member and in the female connector member there is a problem of less design freedom with respect to the layout of the electrical terminals in the main body portion.
- a conventional connector used for wiring in a vehicle usually is mounted on the vehicle body by means of a stay. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a connector apparatus in which the stay is so designed as to concurrently serve also as a locking device for locking the connector members together in the properly assembled condition, thereby solving the foregoing problems of the prior art.
- the present invention provides a connector apparatus comprising male and female connector members and a stay for mounting the connector in place, wherein a pair of oblong projections are formed on a terminal block portion at the rear end of each connector member so as to be located at both outer sides with respect to the lead wire outlet sections of the terminal block portion, and the stay is provided with a first pair of elastic hook pieces engageable with said pair of oblong projections of the male connector member and a second pair of elastic hook pieces engageable with said pair of oblong projections of the female connector member, said first and second elastic hook pieces on the same side being so arranged as to face each other with a space therebetween measuring approximately equal to the distance between the terminal block portions of the two connector members when the connector members are properly assembled.
- each connector member according to the present invention is free from the otherwise inevitable design limitations caused by such a hole with respect to the layout of the electrical terminals.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an assembled connector apparatus according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the male connector member thereof
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the female connector member thereof.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the stay thereof.
- each of the connector members 1 and 2 comprises a box-shaped main body portion 1a or 2a and a terminal block portion 1b or 2b provided at the rear end of the connector member for the exit of the lead wires 3.
- On the top surface of the main body portion 1a of the male connector member 1 are formed a pair of left and right ridges 4 and 4 and an intermediate projection 5 therebetween.
- On the top surface of main body portion 2a of the female connector member 2 are formed a pair of slits 6 and 6 designed to receive the ridges 4 and 4 therein and a tongue piece 7 therebetween.
- this locking arrangement alone is not effective enough to prevent defective assembly of the connector members under all circumstances, in that the intermediate projection 5 sometimes becomes disengaged from the locking hole 7a due to an upward movement of the tongue piece 7 caused by vibrations and movements of the vehicle. It can also happen that an assembly worker, unaware that the two connector members 1 and 2 are still in only a partially or incompletely assembled condition in which the projection 5 is not yet engaged with the locking hole 7a, will mount the partially assembled connector onto the mounting base plate of the vehicle body.
- each of the terminal block portions 1b and 2b of the connector members 1 and 2 a pair of oblong projections 8 and 8 so located as to be at both outer sides with respect to the lead wire outlet section of said terminal block portion.
- the connector-mounting stay 9 to be fastened to the mounting base plate of the vehicle body is provided with a pair of first elastic hook pieces 10 1 and 10 1 engageable with the corresponding pair of the oblong projections 8 and 8 of the male connector member 1 and a pair of second elastic hook pieces 10 2 and 10 2 engageable with the corresponding pair of the oblong projections 8 and 8 of the female connector member 2.
- the first and second elastic hook pieces are so arranged as to face each other with a space therebetween measuring approximately equal to the distance between the terminal block portions 1b and 2b when the two connector members 1, 2 are in the completely assembled condition.
- the connector apparatus consisting of the two connector members 1 and 2 assembled to each other is pressed in between the first and second pairs elastic hook pieces 10 1 and 10 2 , each projection 8 is engaged by the corresponding one of the hook pieces 10 1 and 10 2 .
- each of the elastic hook pieces of each of the pairs, 10 1 , 10 1 and 10 2 , 10 2 are so formed that the inner edges of the top-end portions thereof may come in contact with both outer wall surfaces of each of the terminal block portions 1b and 2b when the two connector members are properly assembled to each other, thereby preventing the connector from slipping out of position sideways.
- each of the elastic hook pieces 10 1 and 10 2 is shaped to look like a letter "S" when viewed from the side so that the connector may be easily pressed in between these elastic hook pieces 10 1 and 10 2 .
- the connector-mounting stay is described and shown as being fastened to the mounting base plate of the vehicle body by means of a tongue piece 9b formed integrally with the main body 9a of the stay 9 having the hook pieces 10 1 and 10 2 erected on both sides thereof.
- a tongue piece 9b formed integrally with the main body 9a of the stay 9 having the hook pieces 10 1 and 10 2 erected on both sides thereof.
- the connector apparatus is such that the assembled male and female connector members are kept pressed to their properly and completely assembled condition by a pair of first hook pieces and a pair of second hook pieces integrally formed with the connector-mounting stay and thus are securely held thereby in that condition.
- This arrangement makes it unnecessary to provide separate locking members and reduces the number of components required, thus contributing to cost reduction while significantly facilitating the assembling work by eliminating any separately performed assembly of a locking device.
- Another advantage thereof is that, unlike the prior art, the present invention allows a greater design freedom with respect to the layout of the electrical terminals on each connector member.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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JP62-189393[U] | 1987-12-15 | ||
JP1987189393U JPH0195083U (ru) | 1987-12-15 | 1987-12-15 |
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Cited By (15)
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US5007854A (en) * | 1989-06-08 | 1991-04-16 | Giampietro Crespiatico | Locking device for connectors of printed circuit boards |
USD403659S (en) * | 1998-01-20 | 1999-01-05 | Vehicle Enhancement Systems, Inc. | Connector cover |
US5885098A (en) * | 1997-09-12 | 1999-03-23 | Phillips & Temro Industries Inc. | Cord set receptacle |
US6039602A (en) * | 1998-06-05 | 2000-03-21 | Phillips & Temro Industries Ltd. | Bumper mounted cord set |
US6171118B1 (en) | 1999-03-23 | 2001-01-09 | Phillips & Temro Industries Ltd. | Cord plug with protector cap |
US6179654B1 (en) | 1999-06-05 | 2001-01-30 | Phillips & Temro Industries Ltd. | Bumper mounted cord set |
US6456479B1 (en) | 2000-02-18 | 2002-09-24 | General Electric Company | Keycode connection arrangement between a processing module and a terminal block |
US20110104930A1 (en) * | 2009-11-05 | 2011-05-05 | Hyundai Motor Company | Locking device and high voltage shield connector having the same |
US8446058B2 (en) | 2010-09-20 | 2013-05-21 | General Electric Company | Electric motor terminal block assembly |
US20130252460A1 (en) * | 2012-03-21 | 2013-09-26 | Advanced Powertrain Engineering, Llc | Retaining clip for electrical connectors |
CN105067019A (zh) * | 2015-08-20 | 2015-11-18 | 安徽江淮汽车股份有限公司 | 一种传感器线束接插头固定支架 |
CN105337101A (zh) * | 2015-11-17 | 2016-02-17 | 深圳市方向电子有限公司 | 一种板对板连接器 |
US11264758B2 (en) * | 2019-10-08 | 2022-03-01 | Bradley S. Ingham | Holder bracket for extension cord receptacle head |
US11440605B2 (en) * | 2018-03-07 | 2022-09-13 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | Control unit arrangement structure for saddle riding-type vehicle |
USD981350S1 (en) | 2021-06-01 | 2023-03-21 | Vehicle Enhancement Systems, Inc. | Connector cover |
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US1989823A (en) * | 1932-01-05 | 1935-02-05 | Herbert L Raabe | Spring clamp |
US3132912A (en) * | 1960-11-29 | 1964-05-12 | Friedman Mitchell | Electrical connectors |
US3383639A (en) * | 1966-04-06 | 1968-05-14 | Fred H. Anderson | Cord extension coupling clamps |
US3484736A (en) * | 1967-01-20 | 1969-12-16 | David S Wyse | Quick disconnector |
US4741590A (en) * | 1982-09-07 | 1988-05-03 | Amp Incorporated | Fiber optic connector |
US4746306A (en) * | 1982-03-26 | 1988-05-24 | General Motors Corporation | Electrical connector lock with gauge pin |
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US1989823A (en) * | 1932-01-05 | 1935-02-05 | Herbert L Raabe | Spring clamp |
US3132912A (en) * | 1960-11-29 | 1964-05-12 | Friedman Mitchell | Electrical connectors |
US3383639A (en) * | 1966-04-06 | 1968-05-14 | Fred H. Anderson | Cord extension coupling clamps |
US3484736A (en) * | 1967-01-20 | 1969-12-16 | David S Wyse | Quick disconnector |
US4746306A (en) * | 1982-03-26 | 1988-05-24 | General Motors Corporation | Electrical connector lock with gauge pin |
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Cited By (18)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5007854A (en) * | 1989-06-08 | 1991-04-16 | Giampietro Crespiatico | Locking device for connectors of printed circuit boards |
US5885098A (en) * | 1997-09-12 | 1999-03-23 | Phillips & Temro Industries Inc. | Cord set receptacle |
USD403659S (en) * | 1998-01-20 | 1999-01-05 | Vehicle Enhancement Systems, Inc. | Connector cover |
US6039602A (en) * | 1998-06-05 | 2000-03-21 | Phillips & Temro Industries Ltd. | Bumper mounted cord set |
US6171118B1 (en) | 1999-03-23 | 2001-01-09 | Phillips & Temro Industries Ltd. | Cord plug with protector cap |
US6179654B1 (en) | 1999-06-05 | 2001-01-30 | Phillips & Temro Industries Ltd. | Bumper mounted cord set |
US6456479B1 (en) | 2000-02-18 | 2002-09-24 | General Electric Company | Keycode connection arrangement between a processing module and a terminal block |
US8011945B2 (en) * | 2009-11-05 | 2011-09-06 | Hyundai Motor Company | Locking device and high voltage shield connector having the same |
US20110104930A1 (en) * | 2009-11-05 | 2011-05-05 | Hyundai Motor Company | Locking device and high voltage shield connector having the same |
US8446058B2 (en) | 2010-09-20 | 2013-05-21 | General Electric Company | Electric motor terminal block assembly |
US20130252460A1 (en) * | 2012-03-21 | 2013-09-26 | Advanced Powertrain Engineering, Llc | Retaining clip for electrical connectors |
US9048595B2 (en) * | 2012-03-21 | 2015-06-02 | Advanced Powertrain Engineering, Llc | Retaining clip for electrical connectors |
US9761986B2 (en) | 2012-03-21 | 2017-09-12 | Advanced Powertrain Engineering, Llc | Retaining clip for electrical connectors |
CN105067019A (zh) * | 2015-08-20 | 2015-11-18 | 安徽江淮汽车股份有限公司 | 一种传感器线束接插头固定支架 |
CN105337101A (zh) * | 2015-11-17 | 2016-02-17 | 深圳市方向电子有限公司 | 一种板对板连接器 |
US11440605B2 (en) * | 2018-03-07 | 2022-09-13 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | Control unit arrangement structure for saddle riding-type vehicle |
US11264758B2 (en) * | 2019-10-08 | 2022-03-01 | Bradley S. Ingham | Holder bracket for extension cord receptacle head |
USD981350S1 (en) | 2021-06-01 | 2023-03-21 | Vehicle Enhancement Systems, Inc. | Connector cover |
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